Weather strip for bottoms of doors and inswinging windows



Feb. 16, 1932.

C. F. MYERS WEATHER STRIP FOR BOTTOMS OF DOORS AND INSWINGING WINDOWS Filed March 2, 1929 Z 6 M w 3 m $15,, a 5 2 Z a 2 .5 M J Z a W 0. 2 a F 4 INVENTOR M ATTOINEY Patented Feb. 16, 1932 CHARLES F. MYERS, or "oKLAiIoMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

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The object of my invention is to produce a device of the class which will be new, novel, practical,'useful and of utility; which will prevent rain, dust, snow, dirt and the like from passing in or out beneath the door or inswinging casement window of a building and yet permit the opening and closing thereof; which will function on the outsideof the opening; which will function without a threshold; which will not mar the floor or floor covering of a building; which will be simple and durable; which may be installed economically; the cost and manufacture of which will be comparatively cheap; which may be easily and quickly installed; which will be efiicient in accomplishing allof the purposes and uses for which it is intended.

At the present time there are many kinds of weather strips in use, some of which will function properly around the opening of a sliding window or door, or upon the sides of a swinging door or window, but nonev of which function properly when installed at the bottom of aninswinging door 'or window. The most common type of eatherstrip, for use on the bottoms of inswinging doors and windows,.is a strip made usually of brassaor zinc which is so bent that it engages with the threshold of an opening and through the spring of the metal, closes the crack desired. The length of service of this strip is short. It becomes buckled, and ina short timeis engaging only a portion of the threshold. This allows leakage. When buckled, .it usually scars the floor or floor covering. I believe that'at this time there are no means being used or useable for the purpose for which my invention is intended, which has not proven unsuccessful. 1 My invention obviates and removes all of the objections and deficiencies of the'present methods of weather stripping the bottoms of inswinging doorsfor windows.

. With these and other objects in view." as will more fully appear my, invention consists in the construction, novel features, andcombination .of'parts hereinafter more fully-dedcwnwardlyto point 5; at point 5 it curves 1929,; Serial no. 344,074. I

scribed, pointed -out'in the claims hereto appended, and illustrated in the accompanying one-sheet drawing,,,of which, 1 Figure 1 is anoelevational'view of a standard inswinging closed door showing my invention'installed upon the outside thereof; Fig; 2 is a fragmentaryperspective view of my invention showing its position when door is*open;;Fig.fl3 isa sectional view through spring housing showing relation of myweatherstrip toydoor and threshold; Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspectiveview. of the doorcasing and threshold showing the corner .platein position to be used at the end of Weatherstrip and abutting. plate in position to be used at the meeting of double doors; Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the Weatherstrip.

' Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

It is understood that 'various'changes, in 9' the form, proportion, size, shape, weight and other details of construction, within the scope of my invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or broad principle of my invention and without sacrificing any of theadvantages thereof; and it is also understood that the drawings are to be interpreted as being illustrative and not restrictive.

' A practical embodimentof the invention as illustrated in the drawings includes:

My weather strip is composed of two separate members A and B, A comprising a metallic member adapted to be attached to the door or swingingwindow; B being adapted to conjugately hinge on said member A, and depend therefrom. Both members A and B will hereinafter be more specifically described. -Metal strip A is rigidly attached horizontally with nails, screws, or any'usual means, adjacentfithe bottom edge of, and upon the outsidegface of, any inswinging door or casementwindow as shown at 1, said strip A extendingacross said door 1 adjacent its lower extremity from one edge to the other. A portion of said strip A lies flatly 2 againstthe outside surface of said door 1 from its upper edgetongued: portion 3 to point 4. At point 4 it extends outwardly and W inwardly toward door 1 and upwardly in a circular manner, as better seen in F1gures3 and 5, terminating at its free edge 6. It will be seen that said metal strip A between said.

adapted to conjugatelyhi-nge thereto. Said curved portion ofsaid strip B working with in and in con unction with the said circular ly curved portion of saidstrip A, to form a weather-proof hinge. Said strip B extends laterally in astraight manner to point 10,. whereit forms a bulge 11 extending topoint 12. Atpoint 12 said metal strip B forms lip 13, after which itreturns toward door 1 to a point forming a'secondand reversed lip 14 extending backwardly to tongued point 15 at the edge of the metal. Between reversed lip 14 and edge15 of metal strip B is a plurality of holding points 16 and 17 'which are pressed out of said metal strip B, to hold in place between the portion of member B extending between 14 and 15 and the portion of said member B extending between lips 13 and 14, a strip 18, which is made of felt or any suitable material. Felt strip 18 is of the same length as are metal strips A and B, and has one of its edges caught between the bends of'said metal strip B, its other edge extending past the edge 15 and lip 13 of said metal strip B. Anchored within lip 13 and extending laterally to a point adjacent the end of hp 14 and anchored between the end of lip 14 and the portion between points 9' and 10 of said strip B, and extending longitudinally beneath bulge 11 to points adjacent each end of said metal strip B, isreinforcing-bar 19'. Both ends of said strip B at point 9' and at lip: 13 are split longitudinally for a distance great enough to allow the bending of the metal between said splits over the end of said reinforcing bar 19 as shown in Fig. 2 at point 20. Adjacent one corner of said door 1 and upon the latch side thereof 1 provide triangularlyshaped spring housing 21 and retrieving spring 22, both ofwhich are -at tached at their upper ends to door 1 by wood screw 23. Said spring 22 operates within and is housed by said housing 21. The lower end of housing 21 is fastened to door 1 by wood screws 24 and 25, its lower edge being adjacent point 4 on strip A. The lower end of said spring 22 forms a hook 26- which hooks through and anchorsint'o alined holes 27 provided therefor in strip B. and reinforcing-bar 19 at a point adjacent the lower edge of said bulge 11. Positioned by wood screws 28 and 29 at a point on the latch side of the W door or window casing 1 adjacent one corner thereof and in such a manner as to engage the upper side of strip B near one of its ends I provide curved metal abutting plate 30, better seen in Figs. 1 and 3. I further provide at the opposite side of door 1 from abutting plate 30; and adjacent the lower corner of said door 1 metal angle plate 31. Angle plate 31 is attached rigidly to the door j amb 32 of the opening with a plurality of screws 33 and 34in such'a manner asto engagedoor 1 and fit closely against the corner thereof, thus sealing the crack between said door 1 and said ja-mb-32 and the-bottom of said strip B. In thesame relative. position as is positioned holes '27 from the end of said strip B andth-e endof said bar 19, but through the opposite ends thereof, I provide holes 35, as

may be better seen in Fig. 1. Sfaid hole 35 is to: be-used when it is desirable to reverse the side of hanging of a door, or whenit. is desired to use two retrieving springs upon one door. The inventor does not wish to be bound as to the use of abutting; plate 30, retrieving spring'22 and housing 21 only adjacent the latch edge of a door or window, as different doors may require the; use of all of them adjacent either, or both edges. It is my intention to leave out of my device reinforcing-bar 19, except in cases of extremely wide openings where its use is necessary to eliminate the tendency of twisting. For use in connection with. openings which have a door; or swinging window hanging at each of its sides and swinging together in the middle, I provide abutting plate 36, better seen in Fig. 4. Said abutting plate 36 is positioned at the center of said opening and upon the threshold thereof with" wood screws 37 and 38 in such a manner as to engage and close strip B when it is positioned on both of said doors or swinging Windows.

It will be seen that the installation of my device is simple: anddoes. not require any grooving or the removal of the door or window. Metal strip A is merely attached to the door 1 in thespecifiedposition by use of wood screws- Hook 26 is then placed through holes 27. Spring 22; and housing 21 are then placed in specified position on door 1 by wood screws. Strip B is then pushed down by hand pressure until felt strip 18 is pressing tightly against the threshold or floor. Butting plate 30131311811 attached by screws to the side of the door or window casing in such. a position as to holdsaid strip 18 tightly against said floor. Angle plate 31 is then positioned with wood screws.

In operation, when door or swingingwindow is closed, the top surface of strip- B below bulge 11, comes in contact withthe lower edge of butting plate 30, which forces said strip. B to travel circularly downward until felt strip 18 is tightly held against the vfloor. hen door is opened, retrievingspring 22 pulls up. on said strip B'- which, through the agency of the curved weather tight hinge formed at the circular meeting points of'strips A and B moves upwan i and clears said bottom I of window casing, or threshold. It will further be seen that my device will not mar or deface the floor, floor covering, and the like, because only the said felt strip 18 comes in contact with the mat any time. 'It will also be seen that felt strip 18 will prevent the entering of the elements, at the bottom of an opening, and that abutting plate 30 and angle plate 31 will close the cracks at the lower corners of said openings.

In use with double doors, abutting plate 36 is used at the center of the opening. It

is then necessary to install angle plate'31 in each corner of the opening, for closing the corner cracks.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than that which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described herein, and applicable for the uses and purposes other than as detailed, and I therefore consider as my own all such modifications and adaptations and other uses of the form of the device herein described as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with a weather strip having an upper strip member adapted to be attached to a door, and having a lower strip member hingedly engaging said upper strip member, member is formed to receive a bar, and where by the bar is inserted within the lower member and retained therein by the turning down of the ends of said lower member.

2. The combination with a weather strip having an upper strip member adapted to be attached to a door, and having a lower strip member hingedly engaging said upper strip member and adapted to contact a oor, ofa plate for closing space between the corner portions of the door and the corner portions of the door enclosure.

3. The combination with a weather strip having an upper strip member adapted to be attached to a door, and having a lower strip member hingedly engaging said upper strip member, of a reinforcing bar retained within a bend of said lower strip member.

CHARLES F. MYERS.

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